Wood frame tutorial

[Dee Dee Warren]

Okay I am trying to do the wood frame tutorial. Everything runs smooth, I got the faux wood background created. I go to use the shape tool with a frame shape selected, I drag out the frame, I hit enter to commit, and it deletes everything. Why? When I drag out the frame it shows on the screen a cut with just the wood frame showing but when I hit enter (or the check sign) to commit it deletes everything.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why.

[kimi_boo]

Or you sure you are using the shape tool and not the cookie cutter?? :confused:

[Dee Dee Warren]

It is only doing this in PSE4. If I do it in PSE3, it works fine. Any ideas why?

[kimi_boo]

Well now you are beyond my limited knowledge. Hopefully someone will be along with words of wisdom.. :)

[Dee Dee Warren]

Or you sure you are using the shape tool and not the cookie cutter?? :confused:

It is supposed to be cookie cutter, and that is what I was using.

[Dee Dee Warren]

I mistakenly said shape tool. Let me double check that I was using the right tool in PSE4.

[Dee Dee Warren]

Yes I am using the right tool and when I cut the cookie cutter shape to commit it, it erases everything, the background and the shape.

[kimi_boo]

I went and tried it on mine with just a plain white background. Using the cookie cutter. It cut out everything else and left the frame. I have PSE4.

[Wendy]

Hi Dee Dee ...

When you use the Cookie Cutter everything that shows in white (on the custom shape preview) will be deleted.

Is yours actually deleting everything on the page? ... if so then select the cookie cutter, go to the top left hand corner of the page (the little cookie cutter icon) and do Reset Tool.

do let us know how you go on :)

Wendy

[Dee Dee Warren]

I will try again Wendy, but I did try that last night,that is resetting tool. Maybe tonight I will have to try a series of screen shots to post to show you guys what is going on.

[Wendy]

Hi Dee Dee ...

Great idea about the screenshots ... sometimes they make it so much easier to sort out :)

Wendy

[Dee Dee Warren]

Okay here are the screenshots. The first two everything is going peachy. I have the background changed to the faux wood, but in the third is what happens immediately when I draw out my frame with the cookie cutter, it doesn't just make an outline of the frame until I select, it crops everything out but the frame, and when I hit enter, it deletes the frame. Try as I might I can't figure out what is happening.

[Wendy]

Hi Dee Dee ...

Try resetting the tool ..

Select the Cookie Cutter, then go to the top left hand corner, click on the cookr cutter icon and do Reset Tool ..

Wendy

[Dee Dee Warren]

Hmm I tried that last night, but it seemed to work today.

Well I am just happy it worked.

[Wendy]

Hi Dee Dee ...

Oh that is great news ... look forward to seeing your finished image :)

Wendy

[richcorbett]

Please let me know where you found it. I have been looking and cannot find the tutorial. I also looked on the video page. Thanks

[Wendy]

Hi Rich

Subscriber Area>Videos and then look for on called "Realistic Wood texture" (31st May 2005) ... Matt makes the wood and then does the frame. :)

Wendy

[richcorbett]

Thanks Wendy, found it.